Law minister Veerappa Moily has weighed into the debate over who should regulate legal education, opposing Human Resources Development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal's wide-ranging plans to take control of the sector.
The Times of India reported yesterday that Moily said: "So far as introducing an academic course is concerned, we have no objection. But when it comes to setting standards of legal education, the law ministry has to consider. That is the domain of the law ministry."
This follows the Bar Council of India (BCI) disapproving of the HRD's move to take control of legal education.
In Moily the BCI will have found a powerful political ally to retain its current remit.
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Just as ICAI and ICSI take full care and control of everything (setting accounting standards, secretarial practice standards, memberships, exams, qualifications, disqualifications, post-qualification sessions, etc, similarly, BCI should also have full autonomy in administering its work.
Every profession has its issues, but HRD just cant fly in where ever it wants.
There is BCI in existence, HRD should follow up the issues with BCI, rather than taking everything under its umbrella.
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